00518341 3-8725-8 UNCLASSIFIED 2441165 08-01-1971 2441195 08-31-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063-1 18937 K7267 107 194 2451718 06-22-2000 06 51 2451717 06-21-2000 2451744 07-18-2000 ROUTE PACKAGE (RP) 1: 25 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS CONDUCTED. STEEL TIGER: PANHANDLE TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE CONDUCTED 133 MISSIONS SUCCESSFULLY. ATTACK SORTIES EMPHASIZED BOMBING ENEMY SUPPLY LINES AND STORAGE AREAS. TRUCK MOVEMENT IN LAOS PANHANDLE LOW DUE TO POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. BARREL ROLL: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE, ATTACK SORTIES, AND TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT INCREASED. ONE A-1J AIRCRAFT DOWNED BY ENEMY GROUND FIRE WHILE ON AN ESCORT MISSION. PILOT KILLED WHEN AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON A HILLSIDE. CAMBODIA: TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE, STRIKE ATTACK EFFORTS, AND ARC LIGHT MISSIONS INCREASED. AIRCRAFT UTILIZED INCLUDED OV-10, F-4, AND A-37. NONE DABIN NUMBER 0262938. SUMMARY BRIEFING PRESENTED TO COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF PACIFIC (CINCPAC) ON SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) AIR OPERATIONS IN LAOS AND ROUTE PACKAGE 1 (RP-1) IN NORTH VIETNAM, CAMBODIA HIGHLIGHTING STRIKE AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS OF THE 7 AIR FORCE (AF) AND ELEMENTS OF THE STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC). INCLUDES DETAILS RELATIVE TO WEATHER, ROUTE PACKAGE 1 RECONNAISSANCE, DEFENSE REACTIONS, NORTH VIETNAMESE LOGISTIC INTENTIONS, STEEL TIGER, IGLOO WHITE, LAOTIAN PANHANDLE STRIKES, BARREL ROLL, SORTIE EFFORTS, CAMBODIA, AND INTELLIGENCE. ALSO INCLUDES MAPS, STATISTICAL CHARTS AND GRAPHS, AND AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS. 2451744 07-18-2000 'p' 2451744 07-18-2000